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No. 844,859. I PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

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NITE STATES PATENT OFFIQ-E.

JOHN C. FISCHER AND JOHN A. FISCHER, OF LEXINGTON, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed July 26, 1906. Serial No. 327,953.

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of the lever 10, is gently pulled, which un- Be it known that we, J OHN O. FISCHER and latches the gate and'swings the front end up.-

JOHN A. Frsennn, citizens of the United States, residing at Lexington, in the county of Olevel and and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Gate; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to farm-gates, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and durable gate which can readily be opened without dismounting and which requires but little energy for the operation.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and shown, and particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention and shown closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view shown open.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a gate pivotally mounted on a post, as at 2, and adapted to be latched to a post 3, provided with a recess 4, which is engaged by a horizontal]y-movable latch 5. The latch 5 is provided with a spring 6, which holds it in engagement with the recess 3. The upper face of the latch 5 is provided with a shoulder 7, which engages a like shoulder 8 in a recip-.

rocating bar 9. The bar 9 is actuated by a lever 10, which is fulcrumed to a post 11 and is connected with said bar 9 by a cable 12. The upper part of the gate is provided with a weight 13, which serves as a counterbalance and renders the same easy of operation and also serves as a support when the gate is opened and put in a vertical position. The cable 12 engages a series of pulleys 14, arranged in a horizontal plane with the bar 9. In operation when it is desired to open the gatea rope or cable 16, connected to one end i l l l l Ward. When the bar 9 is moved rearward, an enlargement 17 engages a lug 18, which throws said bar out of engagement with the latch, which is then released. T/Vhen it is desired to close the gate, the same operation is followed, and the cable 12 engages a pulley 19, which is located in rear of the pulleys 14 and which starts the gate toward its normal position. The bar 9 is held in engagement with the latch 5 by means of a spring 20.

hat we claim'is- 1. A gate comprising a gate-frame, mounted to swing on a horizontal pivot, a reciproi eating latch mounted on one end of said gate,

and engaging a recess in one of the posts, said latch having an i'lpwardly-projecting shoulder, a reciprocating bar, having a downwardly projecting shoulder, adapted to engage said first-named shoulder, a spring adapted to hold said bar in its normal position, a lever adapted to tilt said gate and a cable connecting said lever with said bar, substantially as described.

2. A tiltablc gate, pivotally mounted on a post, a lever having cable connection with said gate, a series of guide-pulleys, engaging said cable, and a pulley 19, adapted to engage said cable, when the gate is in a vertical position, for closing the same, substantially as described.

JOHN C. FISCHER. JOHN A. FISCHER.

\Vitnesses:

R. M. Rownrnnn, A. IIUTCHIN. 

